It reads: “This season, even factoring in for the injuries and loss of form that has ravaged the City defence, Lescott has found playing time once again hard to come by with Manuel Pellegrini at times even preferring midfielder Javi Garcia as an emergency centre-half.

“Pellegrini also made a splash to land Martin Demichelis late in the transfer window and Lescott has been unfortunate that the only settled player this season has been Nastasic, a left-footed player so in direct competition to him.

“Lescott may be back in the spotlight at present but the reality is that this is only a temporary move with Nastasic missing only a couple of weeks and Kompany – who has missed the lions share of the season – also nearing a return.”

No source with that one, except for some old Joleon quotes from last month – so make of it what you will!

Finally, a small snippet on the links with the Nigerian under-17 World Cup star, Kelechi Iheanacho.